St. Thomas University has been named the 2017 Buffalo Funds Five-Star NAIA Champions of Character Softball Team Award winner for its excellence as a character-driven intercollegiate athletics program.The prestigious award is given to the team that best demonstrates in every-day decisions the NAIA Champions of Character core values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership. The award further commemorates the...

The Miami Lakes Optimist Club will be holding registration for its 49th fall baseball and softball season on three Saturdays, July 29, August 5 and August 12, from 9:30 to 1 p.m. at the new clubhouse, 6411 N.W. 162 Street.Boys and girls between the the ages of 5 and 16 must bring a copy of their birth certificates at the registration and a $150 fee.The regular season starts on Saturday, September 9.Miami Lakes Chevrolet has been a long-time...

Catholic Hospice, headquartered in Miami Lakes, will host the 21st Anniversary Swinging Fore Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, October 6, on the Senator Course at Shula’s Golf Club.The event will benefit United States military veterans and their families while on Hospice care.Sponsorship packages are available. For more information, call 305-351-7065, or email golf21@catholichospice.org.

As the players for American High’s softball team compete in summer travel league play for the Optimist Club of Miami Lakes, the girls can’t help but to reflect on the 2017 season.The Patriots won their eighth consecutive district championship, upset several top ranked teams and a pitcher put on an amazing performance that earned her All-State and All-Dade honors.Albeit their season was marked by injuries, the Patriots still...

A recent graduate of Florida International University, Robert Garcia will play professional baseball in his home country.Garcia, a right-handed pitcher who led the Panthers’ pitching staff with 81 strikeouts and held opponents to a .235 batting average, was drafted in the first round by the Hermosillo Naranjeros of the Mexican Pacific League.Garcia’s stock rose following a game against Bethune-Cookman University when he pitched a...